Employability Engagement Director

S Knights Recruitment is a specialist Employability & Skills Recruitment Agency. We recruit for Colleges and Training Providers across the UK.

Intro: We are excited to be working with a Midlands based Employability Provider who has a newly formed role for an Employability Engagement Director. The role will be leading a growing Employability Business Development team and driving engagement with employers and businesses. Our client has a strong foothold across the Midlands with great relationships with referral partners already, this will be a hands on role and real opportunity to make a difference and lead the Employability activity.

Our client has a great, proactive and people centric business with a great work culture. They're award winning and a group of "real people" that genuinely love what they do!

This role will be form part of the board.

Role and Responsibilities:
The main responsibilities of an Employability Engagement Director role will be:
– A hands on role where you will be expected to engage with and bring in new business, through employer engagement
– Driving the performance of the existing team
– Part of the board and carving the strategy and agenda for growth of the provision
– Involved with and contributing to the continued win of new contracts and executing implementation through employer engagement
– Reporting data and MI to the board and CEO of performance

Experience and Skills:
The ideal Employability Engagement Director will
– Have worked on ESF / AEB / DWP funded provision, from a business development perspective
– Have lead and managed a high performing sales / business development team
– Have experience of and enjoy generating new business
– Have a proven track record of Business Development within Employability

Apply for the role of Employability Engagement Director today